Asymptomatic Intracorneal Graphite Deposits following Graphite Pencil Injury

Philip, Swetha Sara; John, Deepa Regina; John, Swen-Malte

doi:10.1155/2012/720201

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“…There have been few reports of ocular graphite deposition in the literature [ 2 , 5 , 7 – 9 ]. Hamanaka et al reported an 8-year-old boy who presented with an intraocular foreign body composed of graphite pencil lead.…”

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Suspected Endothelial Pencil Graphite Deposition

Gül

Can

Yücel

et al. 2013

Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine

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A 14-year-old male patient had an ocular trauma with a pencil. Biomicroscopic examination revealed a broken part of pencil into the cornea. Foreign body removal and corneal wound closure were performed in the same day. After corneal repair, there was a grade 4+ anterior chamber reaction just like in preoperative examination. Dilated examination showed a very small piece broken tip of pencil on the upper nasal quadrant of the lens. A small and linear deposition was also seen on endothelial surface. Endothelial deposition and foreign body disappeared with intensive topical steroid treatment.

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Suspected Endothelial Pencil Graphite Deposition

Gül

Can

Yücel

et al. 2013

Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine

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“…This demonstrated that carbon particles in the corneal stroma were well tolerated in the long term. Philip et al 3 reported a case in which intracorneal carbon particles were observed during routine eye examination in a patient who had sustained a pencil injury to the same eye 3 years earlier. Slit-lamp examination of the right eye revealed anterior stromal scar, though no signs of previous or current inflammation were detected in the intraocular structures.…”

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“… 1 There are few cases in the literature of intracorneal carbon particles 2 , 3 and intraocular penetrating injuries 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 due to pencil lead. Although it has been reported that the carbon particles from pencil lead may remain dormant in the eye without inducing inflammation for long periods of time, 2 , 3 they have also been reported to cause severe endophthalmitis5 or endothelial dysfunction and corneal edema. 6 In this report we share three cases of pencil lead injury, one with corneal stromal injury and two with intraocular penetrating injuries.…”

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Eye Injuries from Pencil Lead: Three Cases

Arıcı¹,

Arslan²,

Görgülü³

et al. 2017

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Corneal stromal and/or penetrating ocular injuries from pencils and pencil lead are more common in childhood and may lead to intraocular infection or severe intraocular sterile inflammatory reaction. Herein we report 3 children with ocular trauma due to pencil lead injuries. The first case had corneal stromal injury caused by a pencil. In the second case, a pencil perforated the cornea and contacted the iris. In the third case, pencil lead perforated both the cornea and iris and reached the vitreous through the lens zonules. Intracameral triamcinolone (2 mg/0.05 mL) was injected after the pencil lead was removed from the eyeball. Topical anti-inflammatory and cycloplegic drops were prescribed. In conclusion, corneal and especially penetrating ocular injuries from pencil lead may have a good prognosis with the use of appropriate anti-inflammatory and prophylactic antibiotic treatment and follow-up.

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“…Pencil injuries to the eye and adnexal tissues have variable presentations within the few reported cases [1,2,3,4,5,6]. In the skin, pencil “lead” injuries may present anytime between 1.5 and 58 years after implantation of the core [7,8,9].…”

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Enlarging Pigmented Eyelid Mass Associated with Remote Pencil Trauma

Phelps¹,

Carlson

Meyer

2017

Ocul Oncol Pathol

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The authors present a case of a gradually enlarging pigmented mass of the upper eyelid and anterior orbit that was discovered to be the graphite tip of a pencil surrounded by macrophages bearing graphite and fibrous tissue. A 25-year-old woman with no medical history presented with a gradually enlarging pigmented lesion of her left upper eyelid. She denied any history of previous skin cancer, trauma, or previous surgery. A biopsy was performed. This revealed an encapsulated grayish, pigmented mass within the medial portion of the left upper eyelid and anterior orbit. Within the pigmented cocoon, the graphite core of a pencil (“pencil lead”) was identified. Histopathology demonstrated granulomatous inflammation with fibrosis and macrophages.

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Asymptomatic Intracorneal Graphite Deposits following Graphite Pencil Injury

Cited by 11 publications

References 8 publications

Suspected Endothelial Pencil Graphite Deposition

Suspected Endothelial Pencil Graphite Deposition

Eye Injuries from Pencil Lead: Three Cases

Enlarging Pigmented Eyelid Mass Associated with Remote Pencil Trauma

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